本週主題：母親節 (No.021)
星期一 Topic of the Week: Mother's Day　本週主題：母親節
星期二 Extra Stuff　相關用語
星期三 Practice Dialogue　會話練習
星期四 Tset yourself　小小測試
1. purse 女用包包 7. cheesecake 乳酪蛋糕 13. card 卡片
2. jewelry box 珠寶盒 8. plate 盤子 14. vase 花瓶
3. necklace 項鍊 9. cake knife 蛋糕刀 15. photograph 照片
4. banner 橫幅標旗 10. chocolates 巧克力 16. picture frame 相框
5. wine glass 酒杯 11. wine （紅、白）酒    
6. perfume 香水 12. flowers 鮮花    
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1. appreciation 欣賞；感激
2. pamper 縱容；嬌寵
3. breakfast in bed 床上早餐
4. celebration 慶祝
5. honor 榮耀；紀念
6. Mother Nature 大地之母
7. motherland 母國；祖國
8. mother tongue 母語
  • 俚語 　Slang
    • Treat her like a queen. 像個皇后一般對待她。
    Super mom! 超級老媽。
    I'll grow up to be just like my mother. 我長大要像我媽媽一樣！
    Mothers know best. 媽媽最清楚（知道最多事）。
    Mothered to death 照顧，關懷至死不渝。
  • 成語　Idioms
    • necessity is the mother of invention 需要是發明之母
    necessity 是由形容詞 necessary 而來，意為「必要性；迫使人做某事的情況」。此句為相當實用的英文成語，用來形容眾多發明最初均因人的需求而來。
    If there is a need for something to be done, someone will find a way. Like they say, necessity is the mother of invention.
      若某件事有需求，就會有人想辦法，就像人們說的「需要乃發明之母」。
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    　Dialogue 1.
    Gary and Susan have just remembered that tomorrow will be Mother's Day.
    蓋瑞與蘇珊剛剛想起明天是母親節。
    Susan: Mother's Day is tomorrow and we have still not bought mom a present! 蘇珊： 明天就是母親節，而我們還沒買禮物給媽媽。
    Gary: Oh no! What are we going to do? 蓋瑞： 喔，不！我們該怎麼辦？
    Susan: We have to at least buy her flowers and a small gift. 蘇珊： 我們至少得買花和一份小禮物給她。
    Gary: You buy the gift and I will buy flowers from the flower shop. 蓋瑞： 你買禮物，我去花店買花給她。
    Susan: Fine. But you have to stay home and pamper mom all day. 蘇珊： 好。但是你要待在家伺候媽媽一整天。
    Gary: Of course, it is the one day she gets to be treated like a queen. 蓋瑞： 當然，那是唯一她被寵得像個皇后一樣的一天。
    　Dialogue 2.
    Sam has just given his Mother's Day gift to his mom.
    山姆剛把他的母親節禮物給媽媽。
    Sam: Happy Mother's Day! Here is a gift. 山姆： 母親節快樂！這是禮物。
    Mom: Thank you Sam. You did not have to buy me a present. 媽媽： 謝謝你，山姆。你不必幫我買禮物的。
    Sam: I hope you like it. I got the matching bracelet and necklace off the Internet. 山姆： 希望你喜歡。我用網路購物買了成對的手鐲和項鍊。
    Mom: I love them. They are both beautiful. How did you know this is what I wanted? 媽媽： 我喜歡。兩樣都漂亮。你怎麼知道這就是我要的？
    Sam: They say, "Moms know best." Well I think kids sometimes know what's best too! 山姆： 大家說，「媽媽最知道」。我想有時候小孩子也知道什麼是最好的。
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    Fill in the blanks
    a. flowers b. vase c. card d. necklace e. picture frame
    f. wine g. banner h. jewelry box i. bracelet j. photograph
    1.
    		   This is where you put your jewelry.
    2.
    		   This alcoholic drink is make from grapes.
    3.
    		   This is something that you can write on for decoration.
    4.
    		   You can put a photograph inside this.
    5.
    		   You wear this around your neck.
    6.
    		   This jewelry you wear on your wrist.
    7.
    		   These usually are very colorful and smell nice.
    8.
    		   You write on this and is usually sent during holidays or special occasions.
    9.
    		   You put flowers in this.
    10.
    		   A camera takes this.
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